Action and Linking Verbs

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True story about the nation's least expensive dam.

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is

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In 1958, a severe earthquake caused a landslide in Montana.

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caused

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43 million cubic yards of rock and earth crashed into the Madison River.

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crashed

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Enormous mass of rock and earth created a dam.

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formed

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The dam was very high and over half a mile long.

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was

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Earth and rock blocked river flow.

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blocked

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A seven-mile lake in the river behind the dam.

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formed

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A cement dam of this size would be very expensive.

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would be

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Crews work for years on the construction of a cement dam.

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work

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Today the earth-and-rock dam is strong.

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remains